{"id":39479,"date":"2026-08-11T22:53:37","date_gmt":"2026-08-11T17:53:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=39479"},"modified":"2026-08-11T22:53:37","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T17:53:37","slug":"haley-stevens-endorses-el-sayed-after-michigan-senate-primary-loss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=39479","title":{"rendered":"Haley Stevens endorses El-Sayed after Michigan Senate primary loss"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div data-layout-index=\"4\" class=\"featured featured-video video-ct\" data-v-7b1896ea=\"\"><!----> <\/p>\n<div class=\"contain\" data-v-7b1896ea=\"\">  <!----> <\/p>\n<div class=\"info\" data-v-7b1896ea=\"\">\n<div class=\"caption\" data-v-7b1896ea=\"\">\n<h4 class=\"title\" data-v-7b1896ea=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/video\/6403216901112\" data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_media_article_main-content_featured-video_5_1\" data-v-7b1896ea=\"\">Haley Stevens on backing former primary opponent Abdul El-Sayed<\/a><\/h4>\n<p data-v-7b1896ea=\"\">Michigan Congresswoman Haley Stevens joins &#8216;America&#8217;s Newsroom&#8217; to discuss her decision to support her former primary opponent Abdul El-Sayed following a narrow defeat in the state&#8217;s Democratic primary. Stevens addresses the party&#8217;s progressive shift, the rise of socialist policies, and the challenges of uniting the Democratic base ahead of the upcoming general elections.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"beyondwords-wrapper\" data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"beyondwords-wrapper\">\n<p><span class=\"label-bg\">NEW<\/span>You can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">Michigan Democratic Rep. Haley Stevens rallied behind former opponent Abdul El-Sayed following her narrow Senate primary defeat last week, casting the decision as a matter of accepting the will of <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_media_article_main-content_article-body_6_1501049\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/democratic-party\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Democratic voters<\/a> despite their political differences.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">&#8220;That&#8217;s called democracy,&#8221; Stevens said while defending her endorsement on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;You don&#8217;t sign up for a Democratic Party to be salty grapes and&#8230; just continue to hold a grudge,&#8221; she added.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_media_article_main-content_article-body_6_1501050\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/2026-midterms-state-of-play-key-races-unfold-stevens-el-sayed-battle-michigan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>2026 MIDTERMS STATE OF PLAY: KEY RACES UNFOLD AS STEVENS, EL-SAYED BATTLE IN MICHIGAN<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/343\/192\/haley-stevens-abdul-el-sayed-split.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/686\/384\/haley-stevens-abdul-el-sayed-split.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/672\/378\/haley-stevens-abdul-el-sayed-split.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1344\/756\/haley-stevens-abdul-el-sayed-split.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/931\/523\/haley-stevens-abdul-el-sayed-split.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1862\/1046\/haley-stevens-abdul-el-sayed-split.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/720\/405\/haley-stevens-abdul-el-sayed-split.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1440\/810\/haley-stevens-abdul-el-sayed-split.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1200\/675\/haley-stevens-abdul-el-sayed-split.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"A composite image of Michigan U.S. Sen. candidate, Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Mich., and Michigan U.S. Sen candidate, Abdul El-Sayed\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Retiring Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., has abandoned his neutrality in Michigan&#8217;s high-stakes Democratic Senate primary, backing U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens, pictured left, as party leaders rally to stop progressive rival Abdul El-Sayed, pictured right, from winning the nomination.<\/span> <span>(AP Photo\/Kristen Norman)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Stevens, who was viewed as the more moderate of the Democrats vying to succeed retiring Democratic Sen. Gary Peters, spent the primary <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_media_article_main-content_article-body_6_1501051\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/dem-attorney-backs-gop-hopeful-michigan-race-against-el-sayed-jumping-ship-partys-lunatics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">drawing contrasts with El-Sayed<\/a> on issues ranging from Israel to the direction of the Democratic Party.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Those differences haven&#8217;t disappeared with the primary.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">During an appearance on &#8220;America&#8217;s Newsroom,&#8221; Stevens reaffirmed her identity as a &#8220;Zionist Democrat&#8221; while acknowledging that candidates who share her politics haven&#8217;t been faring as well in <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_media_article_main-content_article-body_6_1501052\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/democrats\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Democratic primaries<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;I believe in democracy. He won the majority of the votes, and I&#8217;m going to continue to stand by my positions,&#8221; she told co-anchor Bill Hemmer.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_media_article_main-content_article-body_6_1501053\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/left-wing-activists-heckle-pro-israel-democrat-haley-stevens-michigan-convention\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>LEFT-WING ACTIVISTS HECKLE PRO-ISRAEL DEMOCRAT HALEY STEVENS AT MICHIGAN CONVENTION<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/343\/192\/Mike-Rogers-Fox-News-Interview-Farmington-Hills_-Michigan-August-2_-2026.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/686\/384\/Mike-Rogers-Fox-News-Interview-Farmington-Hills_-Michigan-August-2_-2026.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/672\/378\/Mike-Rogers-Fox-News-Interview-Farmington-Hills_-Michigan-August-2_-2026.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1344\/756\/Mike-Rogers-Fox-News-Interview-Farmington-Hills_-Michigan-August-2_-2026.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/931\/523\/Mike-Rogers-Fox-News-Interview-Farmington-Hills_-Michigan-August-2_-2026.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1862\/1046\/Mike-Rogers-Fox-News-Interview-Farmington-Hills_-Michigan-August-2_-2026.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/720\/405\/Mike-Rogers-Fox-News-Interview-Farmington-Hills_-Michigan-August-2_-2026.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1440\/810\/Mike-Rogers-Fox-News-Interview-Farmington-Hills_-Michigan-August-2_-2026.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1200\/675\/Mike-Rogers-Fox-News-Interview-Farmington-Hills_-Michigan-August-2_-2026.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Mike Rogers is running for the Senate in Michigan for a second straight cycle.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Republican Senate candidate former Rep. Mike Rogers of Michigan stands for a Fox News Digital interview, on August 2, 2026, in Farmington Hills, Mich.<\/span> <span>(Paul Steinhauser\/Fox News)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;I&#8217;m a Zionist Democrat. I am a Democrat who gets endorsed by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the AFL-CIO. I have been recognized over and over again as one of our most effective lawmakers. I identify problems and I solve them&#8230; I&#8217;m a patriot. I love our freedoms. I love this country and, yes, I am still in the Democratic Party, even though folks like me maybe aren&#8217;t winning our primaries.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">El-Sayed, meanwhile, has emerged as a prominent figure on the party&#8217;s progressive flank.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_media_article_main-content_article-body_6_1501054\" href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2026\/08\/09\/trump-elsayed-gop-boogeyman-01029265\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">While he rejects the &#8220;socialist&#8221; label<\/a>, El-Sayed backs several progressive policies, including abolishing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), ending U.S. military aid to Israel and establishing Medicare for all.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Stevens also drew a clear distinction between her former opponent and socialism, noting that her former rival had rejected the label before offering her own assessment of the ideology.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;My Democratic opponent, now the Democratic nominee for Senate in Michigan, has disavowed socialism. I think we all should. It&#8217;s dangerous,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">She went on to identify herself as a &#8220;proud&#8230; Democratic labor capitalist&#8221; who had made that aspect of her identity a tenet of her campaign.<\/p>\n<p> <!----> <!----> <\/p>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-bio\">\n<p>Taylor Penley is an associate editor for Fox News Digital and contributor to FOX Business and Fox Nation who covers media, culture and Flash<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Haley Stevens on backing former primary opponent Abdul El-Sayed Michigan Congresswoman Haley Stevens joins &#8216;America&#8217;s Newsroom&#8217; to discuss her decision to support her former primary opponent Abdul El-Sayed following a narrow defeat in the state&#8217;s Democratic primary. 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